Netgalley picks of the week | 17th – 24th April

I really didn’t find many books that interested me this week! This is probably a good thing, though, as my TBR is a very daunting mountain of a pile right now.

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PICK OF THE WEEK:

Title: The Upstairs Room

Author: Kate Murray-Browne

Synopsis: Eleanor, Richard and their two young daughters recently stretched themselves to the limit to buy their dream home, a four-bedroom Victorian townhouse in East London. But the cracks are already starting to show. Eleanor is unnerved by the eerie atmosphere in the house and becomes convinced it is making her ill. Whilst Richard remains preoccupied with Zoe, their mercurial twenty-seven-year-old lodger, Eleanor becomes determined to unravel the mystery of the house’s previous owners – including Emily, whose name is written hundreds of times on the walls of the upstairs room.

Genre: mystery & thrillers

Request status: n/a

OTHER PICKS:

Title: Dead Calm

Author: Inge Lohnig

Synopsis: When the body of a retired paediatrician is discovered in his weekend house on Lake Starnberg, it seems clear that his death was the result of a robbery gone wrong. But as Inspector Konstantin Dühnfort starts to investigate and details of how the man met his death are revealed, an altogether murkier series of events begins to emerge – one of torture, betrayal and cruelty, of complex sibling relationships and toxic parental ambition. With a family ripping at the seams, will Dühnfort be able to uncover what really happened?

Genre: mystery & thrillers

Request status: n/a

Title: Don’t Close Your Eyes

Author: Holly Seddon

Synopsis: Robin and Sarah weren’t the closest of twins. They weren’t even that similar. But they loved each other dearly. Until, in the cruellest of domestic twists, they were taken from one another. Now, in her early 30s, Robin lives alone. Agoraphobic and suffering from panic attacks, she spends her days pacing the rooms of her house. The rest of the time she watches – watches the street, the houses, the neighbours. Until one day, she sees something she shouldn’t…

And Sarah? Sarah got what she wanted – the good-looking man, the beautiful baby, the perfect home. But she’s just been accused of the most terrible thing of all. She can’t be around her new family until she has come to terms with something that happened a long time ago. And to do that, she needs to track down her twin sister.

But Sarah isn’t the only person looking for Robin. As their paths intersect, something dangerous is set in motion, leading Robin and Sarah to fight for much more than their relationship…

Genre: mystery & thrillers

Request status: n/a

Title: The Party

Author: Robyn Harding

Synopsis: One invitation. A lifetime of regrets.

Sweet sixteen. It’s an exciting coming of age, a milestone, and a rite of passage. Jeff and Kim Sanders plan on throwing a party for their daughter, Hannah—a sweet girl with good grades and nice friends. Rather than an extravagant, indulgent affair, they invite four girls over for pizza, cake, movies, and a sleepover. What could possibly go wrong?

But things do go wrong, horrifically so. After a tragic accident occurs, Jeff and Kim’s flawless life in a wealthy San Francisco suburb suddenly begins to come apart. In the ugly aftermath, friends become enemies, dark secrets are revealed in the Sanders’ marriage, and the truth about their perfect daughter, Hannah, is exposed.

Genre: mystery & thrillers

Request status: n/a

Title: The Unquiet Dead

Author: Ausma Zehanat Khan

Synopsis: One man is dead.

But thousands are his victims.

Can a single murder avenge that of many?

When Christopher Drayton’s body is found at the foot of the Scarborough Bluffs, Detectives Esa Khattak and Rachel Getty are called to investigate his death. But as the secrets of his role in the 1995 Srebrenica Massacre surface, the harrowing significance of the case makes it difficult to remain objective. In a community haunted by the atrocities of war, anyone could be a suspect. And when the victim is a man with far more deaths to his name, could it be that justice has at long last been served?

Genre: mystery & thrillers

Request status: n/a

Title: The Blind

Author: A. F. Brady

Synopsis: Sam James has spent years carefully crafting her reputation as the best psychologist at Typhlos, Manhattan’s most challenging psychiatric institution. She boasts the highest success rates with the most disturbed patients, believing if she can’t save herself, she’ll save someone else. It’s this savior complex that serves her well in helping patients battle their inner demons, though it leads Sam down some dark paths and opens her eyes to her own mental turmoil.

When Richard, a mysterious patient no other therapist wants to treat, is admitted to Typhlos, Sam is determined to unlock his secrets and his psyche. What she can’t figure out is why does Richard appear to be so completely normal in a hospital filled with madness? And what, really, is he doing at the institution? As Sam gets pulled into Richard’s twisted past, she can’t help but analyze her own life, and what she discovers terrifies her. And so the mind games begin. But who is the savior and who is the saved?

Genre: general fiction

Request status: n/a

Not too much excitement this week, but definitely some interesting books here.

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13 thoughts on “Netgalley picks of the week | 17th – 24th April”

I’ve seen The Upstairs Room as well and I was going to request it! But I have soooo many pending requests that I need to get to and I made a promise to myself not to request any more books until my ratio is back at 100% 😀 I’ve been pretty good at restraining myself so far lol I’m quite surprised!

Wow, 100%?! I can only wish for 70% right now haha! I’m trying to be good too, hence not requesting anything this week! I really did start these posts at a bad time because I want to showcase the books but I’m not actually requesting any for myself. My TBR is sooo out of control! 😀

I saw Don’t Close Your Eyes and The Party, and I’m definitely interested in both! I’m not going to request them just for the fact that I already have so many e-ARCs, it’d be a terrible idea to add more. 😂